WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would hit Iran “hard”, though he expected the latest military flare-up to end quickly and left the door open to more talks. The US leader had earlier said the ceasefire with Iran was over after the latest fighting, which led mediators Pakistan and Qatar […]
JAMMU — Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday said the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would help the government work independently and effectively, and asked why the Centre has not honoured the statehood promise when it has fulfilled several others. Choudhary reiterated that the ruling National Conference would stage a protest at […]
NEW DELHI — Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday, a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a New Delhi hospital. “With profound grief and deep sorrow, the Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns the passing of former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran,” […]
JAMMU — Jammu Police have successfully resolved the case of abduction and murder of Mangal Singh, a cab driver from Jammu, by apprehending a gang of interstate criminals from Ratia Fatehbad, Haryana, the police said. The police were able to recover Mangal Singh’s body from the Bajalta Morh area in Nagrota following the gang’s disclosure. […]
PARIS — The founder of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, who had an arrest warrant issued against him, was detained by the French authorities at an airport outside Paris, CNN reported. Officers from France’s anti-fraud office, attached to French customs, took the French-Russian billionaire into custody on Saturday evening after he arrived at Bourget […]
SRINAGAR — A day after Union minister Amit Shah slammed the Congress for its alliance with the NC for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, the regional party’s MP, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Saturday hit back at the BJP, saying its regime survives on “lying and distorting” facts. Shah on Friday also accused the Congress […]
ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cases in connection with the May 9 riots might go to military courts, the Pakistan government’s spokesperson for legal affairs, Barrister Aqeel Malik, said. Notably, countrywide protests erupted on May 9 last year after the paramilitary Rangers whisked away Imran from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in […]
SRINAGAR — A groom was injured after he was attacked with a knife by some unknown persons at Rakhama area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that a groom was injured after being attacked with a knife at Rakhama Shopian. The groom has been identified as Mubashir Ahmad Naikoo, son of Bashir Ahmad […]
SRINAGAR — The CI Kashmir Saturday announced cash reward against a wanted accused militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba. A statement reads that a Pakistan based militant commander/Handler @ Sumama @ Illyas @ Babar, resident of Pakistan of LeT Outfit (a proscribed organization) is wanted by CI Kashmir in a case under FIR number 02/2024 under section 13, […]
RAIPUR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday asserted that Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will never be restored. Shah’s comments came as Jammu and Kashmir’s two principal regional parties — the National Conference and the PDP — promised in their election manifestoes for upcoming assembly […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Umer Jaan, Provisional Secretary of Jammu Kashmir Apni Party, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party’s principles and decisions, emphasizing his acceptance of the party’s stance. In a recent address, Jaan made a passionate appeal to citizens to support Apni Party candidates in the upcoming elections. Jaan emphasized the need to break […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party on Saturday ruled out a pre-poll alliance with any other party for the Assembly elections, and said it would contest on 60 seats in the Union Territory. “We do not have an alliance with any party. We will neither support any party, nor take support from any other […]
JAMMU — A Congress leader and a former police officer on Saturday joined the BJP along with dozens of their supporters here, vowing to work for the party’s success in the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina welcomed the new entrants at two separate functions in the party headquarters. He […]
